1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
2. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
3. 450 ftContinue straight onto Lower Anthracite Road, heading SE.
4. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
5. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
7. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
9. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
10. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
11. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
12. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
13. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
14. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
15. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
16. 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
17. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
19. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
20. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
21. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
22. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
23. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
24. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
25. 0.3 miReach Mahanoy Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
26. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
27. 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
28. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
29. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
30. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
31. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
32. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
33. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
34. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
35. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
36. 2.3 miBear right, heading SW.
37. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
38. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
39. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
40. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
41. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
42. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
43. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
44. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mahanoy-mountain-out-back-23-km